expanding economy

collocation in English

meaningsofexpandandeconomy

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expand
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪkˈspænd/
us
/ɪkˈspænd/
to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in ...
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economy
noun
uk
/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/
us
/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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(Definition ofexpandandeconomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Technological advances, new electronics industries, post-war population growth and a growing demand for new consumer goods all led to anexpandingeconomyand increased prosperity.
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They were primarily used for administrative purposes in theexpandingeconomyof early state organizations.
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One would expect, quite apart from inflation, that equities would show some growth in anexpandingeconomy.
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Why has he meted out to them this unjustifiable treatment, particularly when he told us that we are living in anexpandingeconomy?
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I believe those challenges can be met only with anexpandingeconomyand a planned economy.
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There is no way that the demands on the public services, especially health, can be met without an expanding tax base from anexpandingeconomy.
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In anexpandingeconomythis requires a more even distribution of economic activity throughout the country.
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We can claim with truth that pensioners have shared in the good things which a steadilyexpandingeconomymakes possible.
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First, if the industry is to develop properly and fully, anexpandingeconomyis essential.
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These resources will continue to provide a good foundation for a stable andexpandingeconomy.
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If we have an incomes free-for-all, in a fully employedexpandingeconomyprices are almost certain to rise.
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Well—tragically—it is no longer anexpandingeconomy, as many of our constituents know.
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That is very encouraging because, after all, investment is the basis of anexpandingeconomyin the future.
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The first is that we must have anexpandingeconomy.
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An efficient transport system is essential to any prosperous,expandingeconomy.
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Even in anexpandingeconomythe development areas must continue to rely heavily on financial incentives.
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Unless we succeed in making that marriage, we shall find it difficult to get theexpandingeconomythat we all want.
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Anexpandingeconomymay not always be a healthy economy, but if there is a healthy economy it is an expanding one.
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We want to see anexpandingeconomy, and there will not be enough funds available.
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They must realise that it is necessary to have anexpandingeconomy.
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